Apparatus for transporting logs.



P. W. VIERING.

APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING LOGS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1911.

Patented Jan. 16, 1912.

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P. W. VIERING.

APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING LOGS.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1911. 1,015,103, Patented Jan. 16,1912.

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FREDERICK W. VIERING, OF DAVIS, WEST VIRGINIA.

APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING LOGS.

Application filed September 11, 1911. Serial No. 648,706.

' To all whom it may concern:

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in an apparatus for transportinglogs.

The object of the invention is to provide means for quickly setting upthe apparatus for operation, and providing simple, economical andconvenient mechanism for effectually transporting logs from the point offelling of the trees to a point of storage.

The invention also comprehends improvements in the specific details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved apparatus.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the mast. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailvertical section of the lower end of the mast, and its support. Fig. 4is a detail horizontal section of the same. Fig. 5 is a detail enlargedsection of the upper end of the mast.

1 indicates a car with which my improvement is preferably associated,although it is to be distinctly understood that a car is not absolutelyessential in carrying out the invention.

Mounted on the car is a base 2, provided with an annular track 3,supporting a plurality of antifriction rollers 4. Fitting over the base2, is a plate 5, provided on its underside with a track 6, with whichthe anti-friction rollers 4, engage. The plate 5, is held in relativeposition with the base 2, by an overhanging annular flange plate 7 theinner lip of which fits over the outer edge of said plate, as clearlyshown in the drawings. Extending upwardly from the plate'5, are two ears8-8, which are pivot-- ed at 99, to two outwardly projecting ears 10-10,on a base collar 11, secured to the bottom of a mast orspar 11Projecting Specification of Letters Patent.

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from the opposite side of the base collar 11, is a lug 12, which isengaged by a detachable overhanging fiange 13, bolted to a lug 14,extending up from the plate 5. The mast or spar 11 is rigidly secured inthe base collar 11, and extends upwardly therefrom. The upper end of themast 11*, receives a fixed cap 15 and riveted or otherwise securedthereto are two spaced apart side members 1616, forming a housing for aseries of pulleys 17, 18 and 19. The middle pulley 18, is slightlyhigher than the pulleys 17 and 19, to cause the cable to more readilytrack in the grooves and to equalize the strain. Each member 16,comprises a side plate 20, and two angle irons 21, bolted to said platesto provide a substantial and rigid structure. Fitting on the uppersurface of the two members 16, 16 is a plate 23, provided with atrunnion 24, on which is loosely mounted a flanged collar 25 forreceiving the guy ropes 26. This construction provides a convenient andefficient swivel connection at the top of the mast, whereby the lattermay be turned to suit the'location of the logs to be hauled. Near thebottom the mast is formed with a slot 27, in which are mounted twopulleys 28 and 29, over which pass the main cable 30.

Located on the car is a hoisting engine 31, of any convenient type, andsurrounding said hoisting engine is a suitable frame 32.

The mast is raised in a vertical position as shown in Fig. 1, and themain cable, is unwound from the main drum 33. The cable passes around aguide pulley 34 located under the base 2, and extends up through anopening 36, in the latter, and also through an opening 37, in the plate5, and an opening 39 in the bottom of the mast, said latter openingcommunicating with the slot 27. The cable now passes over the rear ofpulley 28, and thence over the front of pulley 27 and up the outside ofthe mast and around a pulley 40, swiveled to a ring 41, on said mast.The ring 41, is suitably braced, as by a guy cable 43, shown in Fig. 2.The main cable, after passing around the pulley 40, is passed around apulley 44, swiveled to a tree stump, or other convenient supportadjacent the car. The rope then passes over the pulleys 17, 18 and 19,and its end is securely fastened to a post or other support 45 in linewith the logs to be transported toward the car. The main cable supportsa carriage 46, having guide rollers which travel on said cable. Thecarriage is fastened to one end of a receding cable 47, which passesover a swiveled pulley -18, secured to the post 45. The receding cablethen passes between two guide rollers -19, on the side of the carriageand then over a swiveled pulley 50 on the mast, and thence to one of thedrums 51, of the hoisting eng The hoisting cable 53 passes over a pulleyswiveled to the bottom of the carriage, and thence passes over aswiveled pulley 54, on the mast, and then to one of the drums 55 of thehoisting engine. Swiveled to the hoisting cable at 56 is a slack pullingcable 57, which passes over a guide pulley 58, within the carriage andis thence guided over a swiveled pulley 59, to one of the drums 60, ofthe hoisting engine.

In operation, the car is transported to the appropriate location, andthe mast is raised and the parts connected as described. The cable 17,is drawn to bring the carriage adjacent the logs to be moved, then thehoisting rope 53 is slackenecl, and the slackening rope is wound on itsdrum until the end of the hoisting rope is in convenient reach of thelogs. The logs are fastened, and the hoisting drum is operated to raisethe logs the desired height, then the slack rope 57 is freed, thereceiving rope is slackened and the hoisting rope is wound on its drum.

, Then when the log reaches the desired point,

it is lowered and released.

By my novel arrangement of parts, the main cable can be quickly andconveniently attached to any post or tree within a radius of theoperating plant, the cable being stored on the drum to be fed out ascircumstances may require. The arrangement of the mast is such as willaccommodate the adjusting and placement of the cables, so that a widefield of timber land may be cleared by one setting of the car and itsmast.

To transport the apparatus, guy wires are removed and the flange 13, isalso removed, and the mast is rocked on the pivots 9 9. as shown indotted lines in Fig. 1.

To elevate the mast, I provide a standard 65, on the end of the car, andsecure thereto a pulley 66. The hoisting cable is now passed over aguide pulley 67, thence over the pulley 66, and is attached to a ring66, on the mast. Now by operating the drum the mast may be raised to itsvertical position.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a mast formed with an opening in its bottom whichcommunicates with an open slot, a rotatable base for supporting themast, said base having openings which communicate with the opening inthe lower end of the mast, a pulley located in the base to guide a cablethrough the openings, a pulley secured on the mast above the slottherein, a cap including a housing secured on top of the mast, a supportremote from the mast, a swiveled pulley mounted on the support, a cablepassing through the opening and open slot and around the pulleys, aswiveled guy cable holder secured on top of the housing, and means forbracing the mast.

2. In combination, a stationary support, a rotating base mounted on thestationary plate means for guiding the rotating base on the plate, amast hinged to the rotating base, means for holding the mast in lockedvertical position on the rotating base, a cable guide, under the plate,said mast having an opening in its lower end, a pulley in the opening, acap on the mast, pulleys mounted in the cap, a cable passing over theguide and the pulleys, means for controlling the cable, and a guy cablesupport swivel ed at the top of the mast.

3. In combination, a car, a hoisting engine including a series of drumsmounted on the car, a stationary base mounted on the car, said basehaving an opening, a revolving plate located above the stationary plate,said plate having an opening, a flange on the base for guiding andholding the plate in position, anti-friction rollers between the plateand the base, a base collar hinged to the plate, a detachable latch forsecuring the base collar in locked position, rollers on the mast nearthe bottom of the latter, a swiveled roller near the top of the mast, aswiveled roller mounted remote from the car, a housing on top of themast, a series of rollers in the housing, a stationary support remotefrom the car, a cable passing from one of the drums through the openingsand over the aforesaid rollers, guy ropes for the mast, a carriagemounted'on the cable, and cables cooperating with the other drums of thehoisting engine and the carriage to lift and transport logs.

4. In combination, a mast formed with an opening at its bottom, a basecollar secured to said mast, a plate on which the-base collar is hinged,means for locking the base collar and mast in vertical position, a baseon which the plate revolves, a flange on the base to hold and guide theplate in position, a cap on the mast, said cap having a housing in whichis mounted guide rollers, a trunnion projecting from the housing, and aguide loosely mounted on the trunnion.

5. In combination, a base formed with an opening, a plate mounted abovethe base and formed with an opening, anti-friction rollers between thebase and the plate, a mast hinged to the plate, a locking device forholding the mast in vertical position, a cap on top of the mast, saidcap comprising two spaced apart members, a cup portion, and a trunnion,rollers mounted between the two spaced apart members, one of saidrollers being higher than others, a guy cable support loosely,mounted onthe trunnion, and rollers on the mast to guide a cable to the rollers inthe housing.

6. In combination, a mast formed with an opening. in its bottom whichcommunicates with an open slot, a rotatable base for sup porting themast, said base comprising a lower stationary member formed with anopening and an upper rotating member formed with an opening, a pivotalconnection between the mast and the rotating member, locking means forholding the mast in vertical position on the rotating member, theopening in the stationary and rotating members of the base and theopening in the mast communicating, a pulley under the base to guide acable through said openings, a pulley secured on the mast above the slottherein, a cap including a housing secured on top of the mast, aswiveled guy cable holder secured on top of the housing, and means forbracing the mast.

7. In a mast, the combination of a rotatable support, a cap fitted onthe upper end of the mast, two spaced apart plates on the cap, two angleirons fitting against and se cured to each of said plates, a horizontalplate having a vertical trunnion secured to the top of the angle irons,a guy cable support loosely mounted on the trunnion and rollers mountedbetween the plates.

8. In combination a car, a hoisting engine mounted on the car includingdrums, a rotatable base mounted on the car, said base having openings, amast hinged to the rotating base, means for locking the mast in verticalposition, said mast having an open slot and an opening communicatingwith the open slot and the openings in the base, a guide pulley mountedbelow the base, guide pulleys mounted in the open slot, a cap secured tothe top of the mast including spaced apart reinforced members and atrunnion, guide rollers mounted between the members, a guy cable supportloosely mounted on the trunnion, a guide pulley swiveled to the mastbelow the cap, means remote from the mast for guiding a cable to theguide pulleys on the cap, a cable passing from one of the drums aroundthe guide pulleys, and through the openings, a support remote from thecar on which the cable is secured, a carriage on the cable, and cablesextending from the carriage to the remaining drums of the hoistingengine whereby to operate said carriage and raise and lower logs.

9. In combination, a stationary base, atrack thereon, a rotatable plateabove the base, a flange secured to the stationary base and overlappingthe rotatable plate to hold the latter in relation to the said base,antifriction rollers between the plate and base, said base and saidplate having openings, a guide pulley mounted under the base, earsextending from the plate, a base ring having ears and a lug, pivotsconnecting the ears together, a detachable flange on the plate to engagethe lug to hold the base ring in vertical position, a mast mounted inthe base ring, said mast having an open slot and an opening whichcommunicates with the open slot and the openings in the plate and base,a cap on the mast and means cooperating with the openings and the guideroller for guiding a cable to the top of the mast.

10. In combination, a frame, a rotating base mounted on the frameincluding a hinged section and means for locking the hinged section inposition, a mast mounted on the rotating base, said mast having anopening in its lower end and a communicating slot, pulleys mounted belowthe rotating base, pulleys mounted on the mast, guide pulleys mountednear the top of the mast, a support remote from the mast, a swiveledpulley mounted on the support, a cable pass ing through the opening inthe mast and around the pulleys, means securing the free end of thecable, means for tightening the cable, a carriage mounted on the cabletrack and means on the frame and mast for controlling the movement ofthe carriage on the cable track.

11. In combination, a revolving base, a mast mounted on the revolvingbase, said mast having an opening at its lower end, a cap comprising ahousing on the top of the mast, a series of pulleys mounted in thehousing, pulleys, one of which is swiveled at a point remote from themast, a cable passing through the opening in the mast and around thepulleys, means securing the free end of the cable means for adjustingthe cable and a swiveled guy cable support loosely mounted on the cap. a

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK W. VIERING.

Witnesses:

J NO. IMIRIE, J. D. YOAKLEY.

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' Washington, D. C.

